slouch
slouch definition
slouch (slo̵uc̸h)
noun
- ☆
- a person who is awkward or lazy
- Informal a person who is incompetent: usually with a negative she's no slouch at golf
- a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders
- slovenly posture in general
- a hanging down or drooping, as of a hat brim
Etymology: < ? dial. slouk, a lazy fellow < ON slōkr < slōka, to hang down, droop < IE *(s)leug-, var. of base *(s)leu-, to hang limply > slug, sleet
intransitive verb
- to sit, stand, walk, etc. in a slouch
- to droop, as a hat brim
transitive verb
to cause to slouch
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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